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Software setup | NSO-II Installation Manual
NMEA 2000 / SimNet setup
Setup is required on initial start up of the system, or if any part of the network has been
changed or replaced.
From ‘Network’ in the main system settings menu you can:
• select NMEA 2000 data sources - either automatically or manually
• confi gure instance numbers for NMEA 2000 devices (where multiple sources of same data
exist)
• control how device parameters backlighting, units, damping, and alarms are grouped on the
network
• select to share waypoints via the network
• monitor network bus state and reliability
• control data damping
• calibrate water speed derived from a NMEA 2000 data source
Auto Select (Source Selection)
The Auto Select option will look for all sources connected to the
NS0-2 system. If more than one source is available for each data
type, the NS0-2 will automatically select from an internal priority
list.
Make sure all devices are connected and are turned on before
selecting the Auto Select option.
Manual source selection
Manual selection is generally only required where there is more than one source for the same
data, and the automatically selected source is not the one desired.
Group source selection
Simrad products such as NSO-II, NSS, NSE, NSO and IS40, have the ability to;
• use data sources (eg position, wind direction, etc) that all other products on the network use,
or alternatively use a data source independently from other units.
• globally change all displays over to a diff erent source from any display. (This will only include
products set to a Group mode.)
In order to enable group selection, the display must be set to ‘Default’ group.
In some cases it may be desired that an NSO-II on a network receives the same type of data,
but from diff erent sources to that of the rest of the network devices. To do this set the data
Group setting to None, and select a source for the data
Advanced source selection
This allows the most fl exible and precise manual control over which devices provide data to
the NSO-II.
Some data sources, such as those for fuel level, or engine RPM, can only be changed via the
Advanced menu. Occassionally Auto Select may assign sources incorrectly, which may be
corrected using the Advanced Source Selection. An example of this is where twin installations
with NMEA 2000 compliant engines are not programmed with unique instance numbers.
This means that the auto select feature can’t determine which engine is fi tted on the port and
which is fi tted on the starboard side.
Network Groups
It is also possible to group certain settings so they are duplicated across the network on
multiple displays. Display (ie backlighting), units, damping, and alarms can be grouped either
in ‘Default’ group, or groups ‘1’ through to ‘6’. If any of the settings require discrete control, set
it to ‘none’.
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